Legal Opinion

State v. Momoh

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided September 20, 2018No. 20161009-CAPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORME, Judge:

¶ 1 Defendant Joseph Momoh appeals the district court's denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Specifically, Defendant claims ineffective assistance of counsel by reason of counsel's alleged failure to adequately explain the immigration consequences of his guilty plea. Defendant asserts that counsel's ineffective assistance precluded him from entering his plea knowingly and voluntarily. We affirm.

BACKGROUND 1

¶ 2 Defendant is a lawful permanent resident of the United States. In 2016, the State charged Defendant with the purchase, transfer, possession, or use of a firearm…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Padilla v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  3. Archuleta v. GaletkaUtah Supreme Court · 2011
  4. State v. TrippUtah Supreme Court · 2010
  5. State v. KingCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2017

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. AitkenCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2022
  2. State v. AitkenCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2022

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